Where does “saxar” come from?

saxar (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

saxar (Old Norse): the Saxons

Definitions

  1. the Saxons

Ancestry of “saxar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sahs—
2Proto-Germanicsahsąa stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “saxar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sahs →